This show explores an approach to new media that we rarely get to see — a coordinated, research-based strategy that brings together cultural heritage institutions throughout a country. One of the organizations spearheading this efforts is the Royal Commission for the Ancient and Historical Sites of Scotland (RCAHMS). This interview features Philip Graham, Public Engagement Manager for RCAHMS. Philip will talk about the Digital Futures for Cultural Heritage Initiative, and how is own organization is going beyond social media engagement to encourage user-contributed content. If you’ve struggled to build consensus about digital outreach even within your own institution, you’ll find this interview compelling.
INTERVIEW TOPICS (with timestamps)
(2:00) About the Royal Commission, and description of Canmore research database (current National Record of the Historic Environment)
(4:30) Open Source approach to programming/coding platforms.
(5:30) Workshop series: Digital Futures of Cultural Heritage Education (https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://digitalfutures.rcahms.gov.uk/about/)
(10:55) Beyond Text research-based partnership (https://www.historicenvironment.scot/news/beyond-text-project)
(12:50) Role of Scotland leading in cross-institutional partnerships for the sake of reaching the public about cultural heritage
(16:00) Lessons coming out of these efforts that can be replicated as a model in other countries
(19:10) Keys to success in gaining buy-in for digital outreach
(22:10) The importance of individual connections online
(23:50) Links mentioned in this episode, and related material:
Post by Philip for Day of Archaeology website: https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.dayofarchaeology.com/philip-graham-rcahms-western-isles/
Connect with Voices of the Past on Google Plus: https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://plus.google.com/+VoicesofthepastOrgheritage/posts
Post on how to start expanding your heritage circles using Google Plus: https://voicesofthepast.org/2012/07/12/start-expanding-your-heritage-circle-on-google-plus/
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Archive Note
This 2012 interview examines a coordinated national approach linking research, digital infrastructure, institutional partnerships, workshops, and public contribution.
What Remains
The specific programs evolved, but coordinated digital infrastructure and cross-institutional collaboration are now central questions for national heritage systems.
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) merged with Historic Scotland in 2015 to form Historic Environment Scotland. That institutional change makes this interview especially useful as a snapshot of an earlier stage in Scotland’s digital-heritage work: experimenting with social media, public contribution and networked research before those practices were absorbed into a larger national heritage body.
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